Technology Studies
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Language Machines: Cultural AI and the End of Remainder Humanism Volume 74
$27.95 Add to cartHow generative AI systems capture a core function of language
Looking at the emergence of generative AI, Language Machines presents a new theory of meaning in language and computation, arguing that hu
- Series: PostHumanities
- Author: Weatherby, Leif
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 264
- Publish Date: June 24 2025
- ISBN10: 1517919320
- Language: English
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Code Dependent
$20.99 Add to cartShortlisted for the Women’s Prize for Non-Fiction
Named a best book of the year by Esquire, The Spectator and Publishers Weekly
A riveting story of what it means to be human in a world changed by artifi- Author: Murgia, Madhumita
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: June 17 2025
- ISBN10: 1250868483
- Language: English
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Lost in the Stream: How Algorithms Redefined the Way Movies Are Made and Watched (Gift for Movie Lovers, What to Watch)
$18.99 Add to cartExplore Cinema History, Stream Your Favorites
This engaging book by Jeff Rauseo blends film history with a modern guide to streaming, helping you navigate the complex history of movie making and ultima
- Author: Rauseo, Jeff
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 218
- Publish Date: August 12 2025
- ISBN10: 1684818192
- Language: English
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Against the Machine: On the Unmaking of Humanity
$32.00 Add to cartHow a force that’s hard to name, but which we all feel, is reshaping what it means to be human
In Against the Machine, “furiously gifted” (The Washington Post) novelist, poet, and essayist Paul Kingsn- Author: Kingsnorth, Paul
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: September 23 2025
- ISBN10: 0593850637
- Language: English
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Mood Machine: The Rise of Spotify and the Costs of the Perfect Playlist
$28.99 Add to cartNATIONAL BESTSELLER
An unsparing investigation into Spotify’s origins and influence on music, weaving unprecedented reporting with incisive cultural criticism, illuminating how streaming is reshaping- Author: Pelly, Liz
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: January 07 2025
- ISBN10: 1668083507
- Language: English
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Guardrails: Guiding Human Decisions in the Age of AI
$27.95 Add to cartHow society can shape individual actions in times of uncertainty
When we make decisions, our thinking is informed by societal norms, “guardrails” that guide our decisions, like the laws and rules that- Author: Gasser, Urs
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: March 05 2024
- ISBN10: 0691150680
- Language: English
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Fancy Bear Goes Phishing: The Dark History of the Information Age, in Five Extraordinary Hacks
$20.00 Add to cart“Unsettling, absolutely riveting, and–for better or worse–necessary reading.” –Brian Christian, author of Algorithms to Live By and The Alignment Problem
An entertaining account of the philosophy an- Author: Shapiro, Scott J.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 432
- Publish Date: May 21 2024
- ISBN10: 1250335671
- Language: English
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The Metaverse: Fully Revised and Updated Edition: Building the Spatial Internet
$30.00 Add to cartIn this substantially revised and updated edition of his internationally best-selling book, pioneering theorist and entrepreneur Matthew Ball goes beyond the hype cycle to present a definitive account… [more below]
- Author: Ball, Matthew
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 480
- Publish Date: July 23 2024
- ISBN10: 1324095288
- Language: English
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AI 2041: Ten Visions for Our Future
$20.00 Add to cartHow will AI change our world within twenty years? A pioneering technologist and acclaimed writer team up for a “dazzling” (The New York Times) look at the future that “brims with intriguing insights” … [more below]
- Author: Lee, Kai-Fu
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 496
- Publish Date: March 05 2024
- ISBN10: 0593238311
- Language: English
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Code Dependent: Living in the Shadow of AI
$29.99 Add to cartShortlisted for the Women’s Prize for Non-Fiction
Named a best book of the year by Esquire, The Spectator and Publishers Weekly
A riveting story of what it means to be human in a world changed by artifi- Author: Murgia, Madhumita
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: June 18 2024
- ISBN10: 1250867398
- Language: English
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If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies: Why Superhuman AI Would Kill Us All
$30.00 Add to cart“May prove to be the most important book of our time.”–Tim Urban, Wait But Why
The scramble to create superhuman AI has put us on the path to extinction–but it’s not too late to change course, as tw- Author: Yudkowsky, Eliezer
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: September 16 2025
- ISBN10: 0316595640
- Language: English
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The Intelligence Explosion: When AI Beats Humans at Everything
$30.00 Add to cartWith the rapid rise of generative artificial intelligence, both existential fears and uncritical enthusiasm for AI systems have surged. In this era of unprecedented technological growth, understanding
- Author: Barrat, James
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: September 02 2025
- ISBN10: 1250355028
- Language: English
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Recoding America: Why Government Is Failing in the Digital Age and How We Can Do Better
$19.99 Add to cartNamed one of NPR’s Best Books of 2023
Learn more about Jennifer Pahlka’s work at recodingamerica.us. “The book I
Named one of Ezra Klein’s “Books That Explain Where We Are in 2023,” The New York Times- Author: Pahlka, Jennifer
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: January 21 2025
- ISBN10: 1250342732
- Language: English
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Future Skills
$18.95 Read moreWhat will humanity look like in twenty years . . . in fifty? Which skills should we be cultivating in an age of ceaseless technological progress?
Finnish inventor, composer, and futurist Perttu P??en- Author: P?l?nen, Perttu
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 204
- Publish Date: September 14 2021
- ISBN10: 1632280744
- Language: English
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Informatics of Domination
$38.93 Add to cartInformatics of Domination is an experimental collection addressing formations of power that manifest through technical systems and white capitalist patriarchy in the twenty-first century. The volume t… [more below]
- Author: Blas, Zach
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 376
- Publish Date: May 06 2025
- ISBN10: 147803100X
- Language: English
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If You Don’t Like This, I Will Die: An Influencer Memoir
$29.00 Add to cartA powerful and illuminating memoir that exposes the stark and rarely-seen reality of influencing as a career.
Lee Tilghman–also known as @LeeFromAmerica–was one of the first wellness influencers. T- Author: Tilghman, Lee
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: August 12 2025
- ISBN10: 1668051508
- Language: English
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The Silicon Shrink: How Artificial Intelligence Made the World an Asylum
$29.95 Read moreWhy the race to apply AI in psychiatry is so dangerous, and how to understand the new tech-driven psychiatric paradigm.
AI psychiatrists promise to detect mental disorders with superhuman accuracy, pr
- Author: Oberhaus, Daniel
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 264
- Publish Date: February 04 2025
- ISBN10: 026204935X
- Language: English
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The Attention Fix: How to Focus in a World That Wants to Distract You
$18.99 Read more“Anders Hansen’s work is the antidote to our modern-day struggles.”–Dr. Rangan Chatterjee, author of The Stress Solution
Take charge of your attention and break free from the digital overload with Th- Author: Hansen, Anders
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: November 12 2024
- ISBN10: 059388583X
- Language: English
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On Privacy: Twenty Lessons to Live by
$20.00 Add to cartA small book with a big message: privacy matters.
In an age of constant connectivity, privacy can feel like a relic of the past. “On Privacy” challenges that notion with twenty sharp, practical lesso- Author: Cappello, Lawrence
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: March 04 2025
- ISBN10: 1523524170
- Language: English
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Post-Europe
$17.95 Read moreEnvisioning a post-European thinking: not through a neutralization of differences nor a return to tradition, but through an individuation of thinking between East and West.
With the unstoppable advanc- Author: Hui, Yuk
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: October 22 2024
- ISBN10: 9798985423518
- Language: English
